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Why BMW went front-wheel drive

It’s the beginning of a new era for the German car maker with its first 1 Series front-driver

Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato final design revealed
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Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato final design revealed

Design details sound more impressive than the upcoming grand tourer’s original design sketch.

2019 Audi SQ8 TDI specifications
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2019 Audi SQ8 TDI specifications

Twin-turbo diesel V8 is Ingolstadt’s new bonkers behemoth

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Fully-autonomous cars are much, much further away than you think

The head of one of the world’s biggest suppliers of sensors for autonomous cars says the myth of the self driving car is unlikely to become reality for a long time

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Report: Ford knew of Powershift problems before production

An investigation has uncovered court filings, documents and emails that show Ford knew its Powershift automatic was faulty even before it went into production

Bentley EXP 100 GT Concept centenary reveal
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Bentley EXP 100 GT Concept celebrates brand’s centenary

Centenary concept celebrates sustainability while lathed in expensive materials

AddArmor APR armoured Audi RS7 revealed
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AddArmor APR Audi RS7 can stop bullets and outrun supercars

Vehicle armouring company teams with tuner to create super-fast armoured car

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Tradie utes to go electric

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance ready to build an electric dual-cab ute on its new EV platform when batteries are cheap enough

HSV 1000th Chevrolet Camaro conversion
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HSV marks 1000th Chevrolet Camaro conversion

Chevrolet’s Mustang rival is now ‘officially’ 1000 units strong in Australia

2020 Renault Megane RS Trophy-R specs performance figures
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2020 Renault Megane RS Trophy-R full specs and figures

Performance numbers and detailed tech info for Renault’s Nurburgring king

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Electric cars will be cheaper than petrol cars within five years

Nissan electrification boss Nic Thomas says that electric vehicles will be cheaper to buy than petrol cars in 2024

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Final VW Beetle rolls off the line

How are we going to explain how much things weigh now the Volkswagen Beetle is no more?

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2020 Hyundai Tucson range to receive more safety tech as standard

Hyundai has refreshed its Tucson medium SUV range, including extra safety equipment and more features as standard

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Porsche: the 911 will be the last car to be electrified

Lusting after an all-electric 911? You’re going to be waiting a long time

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Next-gen Chevrolet Corvette C8 image leak

Leaked image of Chev’s next-gen Corvette make us wonder if it will all be worth the wait

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Combustion engines will be extinct by 2055: Continental

Continental says regulation will render combustion engines as quaintly antique as a saddled horse by the middle of this century

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Melbourne roads become first ‘living laboratory’

Big Brother is watching: cameras, sensors and cellular data used to track cars, buses, cyclists and pedestrians in Melbourne

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2020 Audi R8 LMS GT2 makes noisy Goodwood debut

470kW V10 weapon runs the Duke’s driveway before it finds somewhere to race

mercedes-benz cla200
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2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA200 coupe price and features

Mercedes-Benz CLA200 coupe spearheads the Australian CLA range, to be joined later this year by the CLA250 and CLA35 AMG

porsche cayman gt4
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Porsche’s exhilarating atmo manual heroes will survive in the EV future

Manual gearboxes and high-revving naturally aspirated engines have a clear future and will last for at least another decade, says Andreas Preuninger

2020 BAC Mono R revealed
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BAC Mono R revealed at Goodwood

More than 450kW-per-tonne for this extremely focused supercar

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Stability control of the future will be able to predict wet roads

Continental reveals its next-generation stability control tech will use data to make slippery roads feel like dry ones

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Rolling art: Goodwood Festival of Speed in pictures

Wheels Editor Alex Inwood goes to the Goodwood Festival of Speed, camera in hand

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Physicist 3D-prints a Lamborghini Aventador in his own garage

‘Dad of the year’ contender applies his smarts to build the car of his son’s dreams